Synonyms

gorged

American

[gawrjd] / gɔrdʒd /

adjective

Heraldry.

(of a beast) represented wearing something about the neck in the manner of a collar.

a lion gules gorged with a collar or.

Other Word Forms

ungorged

adjective

Etymology

Origin of gorged

First recorded in 1600–10; gorge ¹ + -ed ³

Example Sentences

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January tends to come with a slowdown in spending after consumers have gorged on shopping for the holidays.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

But it’s not like I opened the box and gorged myself on the pictures.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2025

Instead, the American and British public gorged on the sensationalism because that was the supposedly “official” record.

From Salon • Aug. 20, 2025

Steve Smith and Travis Head gorged on some below-par bowling before the Aussie pace bowlers thundered into a shell-shocked India top order.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2023

Once he had gorged himself he grew drowsy.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

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